Keep Funkin' by Nona Hendryx
"Can you hear the rhythm calling out your name?" — Nona Hendryx.
Nona Hendryx is the real deal; a true musical icon. As a singer, song-writer and performer she has continued to push the envelope since the world first took notice to her work alongside Patti Labelle and the Bluebelles in the 60’s. But it was when she broke off from the girl group in the late 70’s that she really established a voice and vibe of her own as a solo artist. Nona is the original freak. From her music to her fashion and attitude, she’s a ground breaker that has paved the way for what we know today as contemporary music.
We (Soul Clap) first connected with Nona Hendryx through our work with George Clinton, Sa’d “the Hourchild” Ali and Chuck “Da Fonk” Fishman. She wrote and sang the single “Shine” from our last album. That experience left us all wanting to collaborate more, so we teamed up with Morgan Wiley from Midnight Magic and all got in the studio to producing new EP for Soul Clap Records; four tracks of house, soul, jazz and of course THE FUNK.
“Ever since she first put pen to paper, Nona's transformed rhythm into a salve for the soul, fighting chaos and discord with funk and spirit. Rhythm is the heartbeat of this EP, a pulse fueled by Nona's partners in Soul Clap. She’s penned four new songs for “true believers,” for right now, for moments packed with possibility. Nona brings jazz maestro Jason Miles aboard to free the mind and raise the freak flag on "Funkin' for the World" while groove master’s Selan and Nile Rodgers amplify the one-two punch of her words and rhymes on "Scream." She propels love to blissful heights on "Ooo Ooo" and weaves it through the vibrations on"I Feel Joy (Feel the Spirit)." No matter where the needle drops, Nona puts the evolution in revolutions (per minute). Bask in the joyful spell she casts: "This is your time!" -Christian John Wikane
Tracklist
| 1. | I Feel Joy | 8:37 |
| 2. | Ooo, Ooo, Ooo | 3:59 |
| 3. | Keep Funkin for the World | 7:01 |
| 4. | Scream | 4:43 |
| 5. | Peel Back ft. FSQ | 7:49 |
Credits
Co-Producers: Soul Clap, Morgan Wiley & Nona Hendryx
Cover Art: Nona Hendryx
Music is a collaborative art and the songs on Keep Funkin’ wouldn’t have happened without my talented musical family.
Thank You, Eli and Charlie, Morgan Wiley, Sa D’, Chuck Fishman, Greenpoint Studios, Vicki Wickham and Joy Collingbourne.
I Feel Joy (Feel the Spirit)
Written by; Nona Hendryx - Eat Your Heart Out Music (BMI), Produced by: Soul Clap (Charles Levine & Eli Goldstein) & Nona Hendryx,
RecordING Engineer: Morgan Wiley, Mix Engineer: Jonathan Kreinik, Synth Bass & keys: Morgan Wiley, Synth & Drum Programing: Soul Clap,
Backing vocals: Kiki Hawkins, Asa Arnold, Keith Fluitt, Darien Dollinger, Ramona Dunlap, Jack Fuller.
Ooo, Ooo, Ooo
Same credits as ‘I Feel Joy’.
Keep Funkin for the World
Written by; Nona Hendryx & Jason Miles - Eat Your Heart Out Music (BMI) Milesday Publishing (BMI), Produced by: Jason Miles, Soul Clap & Nona Hendryx
Recording Engineers: Steve Addabo, Jason Miles, Morgan Wiley, Mix Engineer: Jonathan Krenik, Guitar: Ronny Drayton, Trumpet: Russ Gunn,
Keyboards & Synths, Synth Bass: Jason Miles, Drums: Adrian Harpham, Handclaps & percussion: Sa'D Ali, Chuck Fishman & Soul Clap,
Backing Vocals: Keith Fluitt, Asa Arnold, Kiki Hawkins, Nona Hendryx.
Scream (like you want it)
Written by: S. Lerner - Soul-On Music/ASCAP, Nile Rodgers - XLC MUSIC (BMI) Admin.SONY/ATV & Nona Hendryx - Eat Your Heart Out Music (BMI)
Produced by: Nile Rodgers, Selan & Soul Clap, Keyboard and Synths: Selan, Bass Synth Programing: Selan, Drum programming: Selan
Lead & Rhythm Guitars: Nile Rodgers, Backing Vocals: Nona Hendryx, Nile Rodgers & Russell Graham,
Recording Engineers: Russell Graham & Morgan Wiley, Mix Engineer: Johnathan Kreinik.
‘Peel Back’ (Digital Only)
Written by : Nona Hendryx, Charles Fishman, Robert Mandell, Graham Richards, Rob GKoop Mandell: Keyboards, Guitars, Drum Programming, Graham Richards: Piano, Keyboards, Chuck Da Fonk Fishman: Keyboards, Programming, Neal Landauer: Additional Drums, Engineering: Rob GKoop Mandell, Morgan Wiley, Mix: Jonathan Kreinik, Backing vocals: Kiki Hawkins, Asa Arnold, Keith Fluitt, Darien Dollinger, Ramona Dunlap, Jack Fuller, Dave "D" Bellevue & Ashmy "KI" Bellevue .
License
All rights reserved.
